Using Smarties to Calculate Decimals, Percentages and Fractions 1. List the different coloured Smarties that you have. 2. Count all the Smarties in the packet. 3. Count all of the different colours and fill in a table. 4. Each colour Smartie is a fraction of the whole packet, work out what fraction each Smartie is. To work this out you simply put the number of the colour you have counted (the part) over the total number of Smarties (the whole). Remember that a fraction is a part of a whole. 5. Convert these fractions into decimals. To do this follow the instructions your teacher has given you. 6. Use the information you have just discovered to create a new advertisement for Smarties. Your advertisement could be a movie, magazine ad, poster or radio ad.
1. List the different coloured Smarties that you have.
2. Count all the Smarties in the packet.
3. Count all of the different colours and fill in a table.
4. Each colour Smartie is a fraction of the whole packet, work out what fraction each Smartie is. To work this out you simply put the number of the colour you have counted (the part) over the total number of Smarties (the whole). Remember that a fraction is a part of a whole.
5. Convert these fractions into decimals. To do this follow the instructions your teacher has given you.
6. Use the information you have just discovered to create a new advertisement for Smarties. Your advertisement could be a movie, magazine ad, poster or radio ad.